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title: "UN R/16/806 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/806: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 1961 — 54 in favour, 0 against, 43 abstaining. TO ADOPT 1ST COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION I (A/4942/ADD.3) DECLARING AFRICA A DENUCLEARIZED ZONE."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/740"
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# R/16/806: DENUCLEARIZATION, AFRICA

Voted 1961-11-02 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

54

56%

No

0

0%

Abstain

43

44%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 1ST COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION I (A/4942/ADD.3) DECLARING AFRICA A DENUCLEARIZED ZONE.

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo - Brazzaville, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador

## Primary sources

- [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ)

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